Since I'm in the process of cleaning up drives, I was wondering when compression programs became common. It looks like they really took off in the 80s. I do remember using pkzip back then...
https://www.wolframscience.com/reference/notes/1069b/
@quietphysicist My father used them on his Atari ST around that time. My 8-bit computer could work with them, but it took FOREVER.
@00pi Those were the days...
@quietphysicist Yes and no. In the likely event that I never have to depend on floppies or phone modems again, I will appreciate it.
@00pi agreed. I remember those days, the nostalgia is nice but all the rest not so much 🙂
@quietphysicist I still play Kennedy Approach. Occasionally, I will have a hankering for another golden oldie. On those occasions, though, I find emulation to be the superior experience.
@quietphysicist Lode Runner was good. IIRC, it had a level editor, so you didn't have to learn hex to create your own levels.